Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-05-06
SCHOOLGIRLS LUNCHEON.
Small Wonder That the Eastern pamsels are
Pale and Fragile,

Small Wonder That the Eastern namSels are
Pale and Fragile,
New York Sun
The association of Collegiate Aumnae,
of Boston, have issued pamphlet full of
statistics of what school girls eat and do
not eat in New York and Boston. Out of
ninety girls who were questioned one
morning in one of the public schools, it
was ascertained that twelve had eaten no
breakfast. Of these twelve, six had
brought no luncheon; the other six had
cake, pie and pickles, or similar indigest-
Isle food.
story is told of four girls, an Eng
iish, French, German, and an Ameri-
can girl, who were taken to restaurant
| and invited to call for the food that each
would like.
The English girl ordered roasted peef;
the German girl sauerkraut and brown
bread; the French girl called for pate de
foie gras, and the American girl, without
hesitation, ordered pink ice cream and
| cake.
The following statistics are gathered
from class of 40 girls, varying in age
| from 10 to 20:
! First morning - Nine came without
breakfast, two without lunch.
Second morning - Two came without
breakfast, one without lunch.
Third morning - Que came without
| breakfast, one without lunch.
Fourth morning-Three came without
| breakfast.
Fifth morning Three came without
| breakfast.
Sixth morning Two came without
breakfast.
Seventh morning came without
breakfast, one without lunch.
Eighth morning-FOur come without
breakfast.
And so on for some time it seems that
nearly every morning thele were from
one to five who came to school to do q
hard days work on an empty stomach.
The author says:
"In an inquiry into the matter of
lunches one day, l discovered that two
brought pickles, two cake only, one fruit
only, three bread only, and one cake and
fruit only; the rest brought sensible
lunches, and conclude that the maternal
eye watches over the lunch, if not over
the breakfast. Indeed, in the matter of
lunches in many large private schools in
New York and other large cities, it is Gus
tomary to provide a warm lunch for the
pupils, so that each girl is obliged to eat
at tnat Tune. L am tOlG tnaG THIS system
has spread so extensively that some fash,
iorable schools vie with one another in
elegance of their lunches and the style
with which they are served. There may
thus be danger of running in the ex,
treme.
There is great need for reform in the
matter of hasty meals. Girls study late
at night, and ought very wisely to be al
lowed to sleep as long as possible, but
this often necessitates o hurried meal
in the morning. From inquiries made
among the same forty girls learned that
twenty spent not more than fifteen min
utes at the table at breakfast, and ten
less than ten minutes. Piano practice
before breakfast is a custom that cannot
be too strongly condemned.
In every case where girl persists il
saying that she cannot eat breakfast
make special Investigations; recommend
little exercise before breakfast, and in
quire into the ventilation of the sleeping
room. In cases of girls who habitually
bring no lunch, L insist upon it for The
next day, and on every side have met
with the most gratifying obedience from
pupils, and what is more, hearty Cooper
alton from parents.